Video: Chamakhdown: Bordeaux overcome Olympiakos
Arsenal target Marouane Chamakh made sure that Bordeaux joined Lyon as the second French league side in the CL...
Category: Soccer History
Video: A Messianic performance shatters Stuttgart
Lionel Messi we bow once again! We have lost count of your superlative performances. Following on the heels of...
Bad news at Camp Nou: Xavi out for the Stuttgart match
A big blow for the Blaugrana on the eve of their CL second leg against Stuttgart. Midfield maestro Xavi...
Meet Arshavin the web guru
Seems like Andriy Arshavin has been moonlighting as an internet Deepak Chopra. His advise appears as free ranging as...
Wenger’s next target: Christian Eriksen
An 18 year old Ajax prospect from the windy Danish city of Middelfart is on Wenger’s radar. Christian Eriksen...
Video: A crushing blow to Sevilla’s European dream
Tomas Necid’s cool as cucumber goal puts CSKA ahead. Diego Perotti equalizes almost immediately as Sevilla breathe a sigh...
Video: Inter 1 Chelsea 0
Chelsea’s European ambitions are snuffed out. Inter was the better team over both legs. Afterwards, Mourinho hailed an “almost...
Thiago Motta destroys Drogba and Chelsea
A whole lotta motta Inter 1 Chelsea 0 (Inter advances to the CL QFs on a 3-1 aggregate) Chelsea’s...
Achilles (for David Beckham): Epic Poetry?
Achilles (for David Beckham) by Carol Ann Duffy Myth’s river- where his mother dipped him, fished him, a slippery...
This could be a historic day for Sevilla and Andalusia
Away he goes. Jesus Navas is becoming a world class player Sevilla meet CSKA Moscow in their second leg....
Real continues to teeter on megalomania
Real want Rooney, Ribery, Ashley Cole, Joe Cole, your wife, and your children. And Kim Jong Il. Take a...
Marcelo Lippi: “Cassano who?”
Cristiano Ronaldo would get paid to do this. I do it for free. Wheeee! The tormentone refuses to go...
Mourinho arrives at Stamford Bridge sans Balotelli
Champions League last 16 second leg: Chelsea v Inter Milan Venue: Stamford Bridge Date: Tuesday, 16 March Kick-off: 1945...
David Villa pays homage to Messi
“When the best player in the world has his day, he is difficult to stop.” A tribute from a...
Beckham would have been peripheral
Fabio Capello should take a chance with him Rob Smyth tells the media to get a grip. Rightly so....
Robert F Agostinelli of the Rhone Group: A friend of the far right
If the Rhone Group buys out a controlling interest in Liverpool then expect Nikolas Sarkozy at Anfield. Silvio Berlusconi....
Keith Alexander funeral today
The world of football misses a true believer and a gentleman. Keith Alexander’s memory will be preserved in a...
Phil Brown sacked
The tanning industry eagerly awaits Phil Brown as a spokesperson The fallout from the Jimmy Bullard – Nick Barmby...
Achilles tendon rupture: The end of the road for Beckham?
This has to be short and brutal. But a ruptured achilles tendon could spell the end of David Beckham’s...
Video: Seedorf’s goal closes Milan to within a point
Clarence Seedorf showed that he still has legs. He turned out to be Leonardo’s secret weapon coming on as...
Video: Mesmerizing Messi vanquishes Valencia
There is Cristiano Ronaldo, there is Wayne Rooney, but there is only one Leo Messi. That left foot has...
Video: Rampaging Rooney finishes Fulham
Man Utd went on top of the table with Wayne Rooney scoring his 22nd and 23rd Premiership goals (video)....
Video: Hertha ultras storm the field after Nurnberg defeat
Hertha’s troubled season got worse with the club facing possible sanctions after unruly fans invaded the pitch, some wielding...
Donovan exits Everton
Landon Donovan appeared for the final time for Everton when the Toffees played Birmingham City to a 2-2 draw....
Video: Bendtner’s last gasp goal gives Gunners glee
Arsene Wenger was a very relieved man when Nicklas Bendtner using his newly found predatory instincts scored when Boaz...
Pompey: The never ending Storrie finally leaves
An un-Storried past Peter Storrie who enjoyed his best years as Pompey’s CEO when Sasha Gaydamak was the owner...
Mbombela Stadium: Built on corruption and hit lists
Jimmy Mohlala was killed after exposing corruption in the ANC The NY Times has an article by Barry Bearak...
Video: Inter’s day of infamy versus Catania
A shocker in the Serie as Inter crashed and burned against Catania, a club 15 places below and struggling...
MLS strike: Donovan should stand up with his brethren
All indicators are that the MLS season will be delayed as players overwhelmingly voted to strike if free agency...
Ronaldo cancels appearance as Fiorentino Perez mourns
Fiorentino Perez’s silence after the Lyon defeat has been remarkable. Quite a turnaround from the eve of his bombast...
Real’s marketing miracle could be coming to an end
Those CR9 jerseys have not been flying off the shelf In 2000, Fiorentina Perez joked that Madrid, as an...
Green and Gold is a fashion statement
Simon Barnes has a great article on the Green n’ Gold phenomenon, the teabaggers with those bright scarves seen...
Drogba is the African Footballer of the Year
This year’s CAF awards comes in the wake of the tragedy at Angola and Togo’s subsequent suspension giving a...
Guy Dawson and Andrew McNaught: Two familiar names resurface
Andrew McNaught and Guy Dawson are the Nomura bankers advising the Red Knights Guy Dawson and Andrew McNaught were...
Soccer players and MLS end negotiations without results
Free agency rights and a larger cut from guaranteed deals continue to be sticking points. The Federal Mediation and...
Madridistas want to keep Pellegrini to the fury of the tabloids
The vote is running almost two thirds in favour of keeping Manuel Pellegrini underscoring the Spanish tabloid disconnect. They...
Kaka Twitters his disapproval: Fear and Loathing in Madrid
An unhappy Kaka was removed by Manuel Pellegrini to make way for Raul Gonzalez. He later twittered his unhappiness...
Video: CL last sixteen: Real crash and burn against Lyon
On has to fathom the implication of this loss. A club boasting Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema, Xabi Alonso,...
Real are minus Marcelo and Xabi Alonso
In their place, Guti and Esteban Granero will make their start against Lyon in the second leg of their...
Becks returns to Old Trafford amidst hyperbole
Champions League last 16 second leg Venue: Old Trafford Date: Wednesday 10 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT He wants them...
Arsenal’s Porto win: Change of tactics helped
Arsenal for the first time overcame a first leg deficit in the CL. There were a couple of different...
Video: CL last sixteen: Robben’s rocket sinks Fiorentina
Let us first remind ourselves at the outset that if it was not for Miroslav Klose’s ridiculously offside goal...
Porto comes calling and Arsenal is minus Fabregas
Champions League last 16, second leg Venue: The Emirates Date: Tuesday 9 March Kick-off: 1945 GMT Fabregas aggravated the...
Steven Gerrard’s handsign is hogwash
“Is that a drink ticket? I’ll have two then” Just when I thought that defenders were the new media...
Yossi Benayoun should leave Liverpool
“Poor attitude, lack of character, limited intelligence” was how Rafa summed up the Reds effort against Wigan. It all...
Gallas out for a month
The defender re-aggravates his calf injury which means he will not only be missing against Hull this weekend but...
The Serie comes out against FIFA’s goal line technology dismissal
Sepp Blatter and the FIFA Luddites have gotten their first serious challenge. The FIGC chairman Giancarlo Abete came out...
World Cup 2010: SA gets condom help from Britain
SA will become the condom-nation during the World Cup. In the fear that an estimated half a million tourists...
RIP: Endurance Idahor
Nigerian player Endurance Idahor of Sudanese club El Merriekh playing against Al Amal collapsed after a tackle from one...
Fabregas, Gallas to miss Porto match
As per Wenger: “I was hoping after the game because we were cautious with him. He...
Wes Brown adds to Man Utd and England’s mounting injury list
The dreaded metatarsal fracture crops up before the World Cup. This time it is Wes Brown who is to...
Video:Video: FA Cup QF: Carew’s hat trick caps a remarkable Villa comeback
Villa were down a brace through Shane Long and it looked an uphill struggle for the club. The second...
Video: FA Cup QF: John Terry leads by example
John Terry guides Chelsea into the FA Cup semi-finals as they beat Stoke 2-0. A fired up Terry then...
Donovan’s signs out in style at Goodison or does he?
A goal and an assist as Everton swamp Hull, 5-1. So is this Donovan’s Everton swansong? He still has...